OccuMED

OccuMED has recently started working with Patrick Terminals and this month we had the opportunity to visit the team on site in Fremantle. During our visit we were able to better understand our clients business and the environment they operate in.

Thanks to the team at Patrick Terminals for giving us the opportunity to experience the crane height first hand and for the tour of your site!

At OccuMED we deliver our clients the highest quality of occupational medicine services. Our doctors are either specialists or training to be specialist Occupational Physicians. OccuMED is an accredited training practice for Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine and is a preferred place for specialist training due to the environment which nurtures values of excellence and exceptional performance. We are proud that more of our valued OccuMED doctors will undertake their specialist exams over the next month. We wish these individuals all the best for their exams.

To learn more about our staff and the services we provide at OccuMED, take a look at our website.
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This year was OccuMED's first time attending Diggers & Dealers in Kalgoorlie. Being the 30th Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum and the COVID state travel restrictions, we weren't sure just what to expect. So it was great to hear that 2,520 attended and this was the second highest attendance in the history of the forum. Being there it did feel like a lot of people.

It's also a testament to the health of the resources industry and reinforces how we feel about this sector which is an important part of our business.

Congratulations to the Diggers & Dealers team and Board, led by Jim Walker. We're already looking forward to 2022's program.

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Many West Australian businesses have employees that work in challenging or extreme conditions such as remote or offshore locations, extreme temperatures or heights, or those employed in physically or mentally strenuous work. Therefore a different approach to their work health and wellbeing is needed.

Most companies undertake pre-deployment medicals to ensure their staff are fit for the role. A face-to-face pre-deployment medical provides insight into the potential risks involved with the particular role and the consequences that a negative incident could bring about. At OccuMED we consider the demands of a role, the location, required visas and vaccinations, the overall wellbeing of the employee and the length of assignment. Our process is tailored to each company's needs which reassures the consideration of risk for both the company and the employee.

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Perth is the head office for many national and international businesses. For some its the location in the Asia Pacific region and others its just a logical preference! The OccuMED clients with large scale national and international operations see their home base in WA as the best of both worlds. Others would say COVID has made it more so. To support these clients, the OccuMED team deliver services in all sorts of markets - in WA, across Australia and internationally. With a network of alliance health professionals, a well-developed operational online support system and with telehealth, OccuMED are partnering whenever and where ever our clients need us to be. It's not surprising because we've been in the industry for 25 years and have grown alongside many of our clients.

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Vaccinations are now part of all our lives because of COVID. Which means businesses have also undertaken a different approach to their commitment to supporting their workforce with vaccinations.

OccuMED have been supporting businesses with vaccination services for decades because of the national and international footprints of our clients and their workforce. With the onset of COVID, this meant we were very quickly able to introduce the needed support services.

As specialist health professionals we are here to guide our clients on the requirements and the impacts vaccination decisions can have on their teams. If you are unsure about your vaccination decisions, please call us to discuss the options.

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Dr Roger Lai is a long-time valued member of the OccuMED team who has made significant contributions to the Occupational and Environmental Medicine industry.

Dr Lai currently holds the position of Deputy WA Regional Training Program Director with The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). In this role Dr Lai manages the operation of training programs carried out within WA and provides support to Australian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) trainees within the region.

The RACP is a professional medical college that facilitates specialists education, advocation and innovation of Fellows and Trainees across Australia and New Zealand. OccuMED appreciates the importance of this organisation and congratulates Dr Lai on his contributions and dedication for the sector. The OccuMED team really is committed to 'medical excellence for the working world'.

To learn about more of the team at OccuMED head to our website occumed.com.au/medical-team

As communications technology improves, so too does the telehealth sector. Simply because people everywhere are becoming more comfortable with engaging in healthcare through telecommunications technology, including phone, laptop, desktop and any other web enabled device.

At OccuMED, we're embracing telehealth with most of our clients because it's proven to be such an effective way to support their business across the whole spectrum of our services. Over recent years this has been invaluable in a few circumstances when incidents have occurred and the OccuMED team have been able to virtually present to assist the on site managers. So as the footprint of connectivity grows, we know our services will continue to be effective in supporting all our clients in WA, Australia and across the globe.

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Health Surveillance is all about monitoring your workers health. Businesses that are most active in using this service are those dealing with hazardous substances. That's because if a worker is involved in an incident, they could endure irreversible harm. This is not an area that any business operating with these substances, wants to get wrong. At OccuMED we undertake a very thorough approach to health surveillance that includes looking at a worker's work history, we do a physical exam and screening questionnaire and carry out specific tests depending on the health effects of the hazard. If you are not sure of the 16 hazardous substances and if any of them are involved in your business operations, please do get in touch today.

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OccuMED’s Medical Specialists including Occupational Physicians undertake independent medicolegal evaluations and assessments for a wide range of clients. We provide that "second opinion" that can be all important in decisions that senior managers need to make from time to time. Because our OccuMED Occupational Physicians are WorkCover Approved Medical Specialists with decades of experience, we have been involved in many unexpected and interesting IME's. It's not just about the advice that a company is seeking but an assessment that present the facts as seen by one of our expert professionals. If you are unsure of your assessment, contact us today.

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For the first time, OccuMED has joined the Diggers & Dealers forum, as Diggers celebrates it's 30th year and OccuMED open their Kalgoorlie clinic.

Diggers & Dealers is Australia’s leading mining forum, that combines corporate presentations alongside a large exhibition. This forum presents what is recognised as one of the best for the resources sector to meet and network, in Kalgoorlie, the unofficial gold mining capital of Australia. With OccuMED opening a new clinic in Kalgoorlie this July, joining this forum and networking with leaders will assist OccuMED in developing a greater understanding of the industry that we will now be working closely with.

Here's to the many incredible existing clients and future friends that will also be in attendance at the Diggers & Dealers forum.